A week went and a half by and Ichigo was finally stable enough to leave the hospital. He had a personal nurse with him at all times to help since all he could move were his arms and head. He had to be in a wheelchair and his room was upstairs he was able to switch rooms with Dr. Kurosaki. In doing this it would be easily access it without being carried. Since the nurse the nurse was with Ichigo all the time Rukia had to move into a small apartment with Kon.
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"So are you ever going to be able to go to school?" asked Keigo.
"I don't know." said Ichigo as he sat in his wheelchair in his room.
"We miss you a lot. It's more boring without there." Keigo's watch started to beep, he looked down at it. "Uh oh. I have to go." He grabbed his coat, "See you soon Strawberry." He hurried out of the door.
Ichigo wheeled himself over to his bed. He hoisted himself onto it. He tried to reach his covers at the edge of his bed but it was no use since he couldn't sit up. He had to lay and wait for his nurse Ms. Luna to return from getting supplies at the hospital. He stared at his white ceiling try to figure out what to do next. He decided to take this moment of 'alone time' and use it for sleeping. The injured soul reaper closed his eyes. He was asleep by the time his little sister Yuzu came to check on him. She gently put blankets over her sleeping brother. She smiled as she left the room.
Hours passed and Ichigo slept on. Not knowing of the forming plot to finish him and Rukia off in the Soul Society.
"Nice job in handling that human Lieutenant." said a passing soul reaper.
"Thanks." smiled Renji. His injury from that night was completely healed. He walked through the doors of the Soul Society's counseling room where Rukia's older brother awaited with Captain Ichimaru.
"We need to finish this issue as soon as possible so I have gotten the best." said Ichimaru.
"I know we don't usually take care of problems this way but we had no choice." said Renji sitting down next to Ichimaru.
"Yes we have already discussed this matter we just need the time and place." said Kuchiki, "We'll give it three days. No more no less."
"But why three?" asked Renji.
"Because on the third day there will be a solar eclipse." said Kuchiki, "It will become extremely dark and it will work in our favor. They won't be able to see it coming."
Renji looked at Kuchiki, "It finally will be the end of Rukia and Ichigo."
Rukia walked into Ichigo's room to find him sleeping. She could only see his bright orange hair sticking out from under his covers. Rukia stood there wondering what to do, wake Ichigo up or let him sleep. But, she didn't have to choose because Ms. Luna came in the door. She walked over to the sleeping Ichigo and shook him gently.
"Ichigo…. Ichigo you need to wake up to take your medicine." Ms. Luna took out a small bottle of white capsules from her white medical coat.
Ichigo groggily opened his eyes. He turned himself over the best that he could so he see Ms. Luna. She handed him three of the capsules, and Ichigo swallowed them.
"Does anything hurt?" asked Ms. Luna taking Ichigo's pulse.
"Not really." Ichigo looked up at Rukia, "Oh hey Rukia."
"Oh you have a visitor I'll leave I just need to do one more thing that I need to do. Please if you wouldn't mind please go out into the hall?" Ms. Luna ushered Rukia out and closed the door.
A few minutes later the door opened.
"You can go in. I just needed to change his bandages." Ms. Luna walked into the kitchen.
Rukia walked in as Ichigo was buttoning up his shirt over his new bandages. The nurse had propped him up to a sitting position.
"Rukia." said Ichigo when he was done, "What am I going to do about being a soul reaper? I can't even sit up let alone fight."
"That is why I came." said Rukia, "I am going to teach you how to fly."
"What?! Fly?!" exclaimed Ichigo, "Where am I going to learn? I can't leave this room."
"Yes you can, just get into your chair and I'll handle the rest." said Rukia.